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Women Have The Capacity To Solve Myriad Of Challenges Facing Nigeria – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday acknowledged the role of women in building the home front and the nation, saying they have the capacity to solve a myriad of challenges confronting the country.
Sanwo-Olu, who spoke while declaring open a three-day workshop on Protocol, Ethics and Security for members of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island said women are multi-talented and naturally equipped with capability to undertake various things at the same time and get good result.
Sanwo-Olu said the country was at a state where everybody needs to come together and take the issue of safety and preventing disasters more seriously, especially in terms of avoiding acts that could have devastating consequences on the general public.
The Governor commended security operatives for making the state stable security-wise despite the challenges in that regard, just as he urged women to take cleanliness of their homes and environments more seriously to tackle CoronaVirus and other diseases.
Sanwo-Olu commended the founding mothers of COWLSO and former First Ladies for the initiative of the Committee which had positively impacted the state just as he lauded his wife, Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu who is the current chairman of the Committee for raising the bar and holding the baton well to make the organization better, bigger and stronger.
Also speaking, Deputy Governor, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat equally commended the leadership of COWLSO for continuing the tradition of excellence of the organization saying it was on record that the organization initiated many good things in the state including the Spelling Bee Competition, One Day Governor, the annual National Women Conference, among others.
He also spoke on the restriction of commercial motorcycle, popularly known as Okada and tricycle (Keke Marwa), saying that the decision was informed by the need to move against the risks posed to safety of lives and property.
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